Food drying is a method to preserve food by desiccating or dehydrating the food products. Drying inhibits the growth of yeasts,bacteria, and mold. A dryer is a device used to dry foods including a set of specific agricultural products like fruits,vegetables, nuts, herbs, and phytopharmaceutical products.The market includes industrial dryers based on different heating mechanisms like hot air dryers, heated-surface dryers, and others (microwave dryers, infrared radiation dryers, superheated steam dryers, and solar dryers). The dryers

considered in the report are for application in the food industry and specifically only for drying a set of specific agricultural products - fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs,spices, and medicinal plant produce. This market size does not include market revenue for food freeze dryers. The market has been segmented into food drying equipment based on different formats (cabinets, conveyors, and others, including drum, duct, and chamber), heating mechanism, and by raw materials dried.

PART 01: Executive summary 7

PART 02: Scope of the report 19

PART 03: Research Methodology 24

PART 04: Introduction 27

Key market highlights 27

PART 05: Market landscape 28

Market overview 28

Global industrial dryers market for agricultural products 32

Five forces analysis 35

PART 06: Market segmentation by heating mechanism 36

Global industrial dryers market for agricultural products

by heating mechanism 36

Global hot air drying equipment market 37

Global heated-surface drying equipment market 41

Global other drying equipment market 43

Overall comparison of segments of the global industrial

dryers market for agricultural products by heating

mechanism 45

PART 07: Market segmentation by dryers’ format 46

Global industrial dryers market for agricultural products

by dryers’ format 46

Global conveyor drying equipment market 47

Global cabinet drying equipment market 49

Global other drying equipment market 50

Overall comparison of dryers’ format segments 52

PART 08: Market segmentation by products used for

drying 53

Global industrial dryers market for agricultural products

by products used for drying 53

PART 09: Geographical segmentation 55

Global industrial dryers market for agricultural products

by geography 55

Industrial dryers market for agricultural products in

APAC 56

Industrial dryers market for agricultural products in the

Americas 59

Industrial dryers market for agricultural products in

Europe 61

Industrial dryers market for agricultural products in

MEA 63

Overall comparison of regions 65

Top 10 countries by export-import of dried vegetables,

fruits, and nuts 66

PART 10: Key leading countries 70

China 71

US 73

Germany 76

Turkey 79

PART 11: Market drivers 82

Growing packaged food industry, expanding

phytopharmaceutical products market, and increasing

focus on branding of dried products 82

Microwave-vacuum drying offering an attractive, costeffective

alternative to freeze-drying in the production of

high-quality heat-sensitive products 83

Replacement and upgraded sales through technological

innovations and advancements 84

PART 12: Impact of drivers 86

PART 13: Market challenges 87

High price competition due to market fragmentation 87

Food safety regulations and risk in equipment

operation 87

Long equipment life and high capital costs restricting

replacement sales 87

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges 88

PART 15: Market trends 89

Demand for automated multifunctional drying systems 89

Multi-stage and hybrid drying equipment for better quality

and efficient drying systems 89

Expanding distribution channels: Increasing focus on

online platforms 89

PART 16: Vendor landscape 91

Competitive scenario 91

Key competitive strategies 91

Comparative analysis of key vendors 92

Bucher 94

Bühler 96

Boda Microwave 98

OKAWARA 102

Turatti Group 103

Zhengzhou Azeus Machinery 104

Other prominent vendors 105

PART 17: Appendix 107

List of abbreviations 107

PART 18: Explore Technavio 108